The shootout opened with Northport's Leah Dentale and Stephanie Rapp trading goals with West Islip's Schmadtke and Vanessa Costantino. Loeffler then dove to stop a low shot, and DeCarlo followed with a goal to give West Islip a 3-2 advantage. Northport's next shot hit the post, setting up the winner by Sherlock.

"I had so much confidence in her and my team," Loeffler said, "just like they probably had confidence in me."

Rapp and Cybele Laisney played well defensively and set up numerous opportunities for Northport (15-1), which controlled possession for a majority of overtime. Brenna Farrington and Emma Havrilla each made two saves for the Tigers, who finished the season without allowing a goal, having outscored opponents 52-0.

West Islip (15-1-3) plays No. 4 Hauppauge in the county championship game Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Dowling Sports Complex, the site where Loeffler made two diving saves in penalty kicks last November to help the Lions win the title.

"I definitely feel like history repeated itself, but it's all because of our hard work," Loeffler said. "Now we have to keep working hard so we can repeat as county champions."

And repeat history.

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